The San Diego Diplomacy Council celebrated the city’s first “Diplomacy Day” on Thursday afternoon, drawing a crowd to the international cottages in Balboa Park to highlight the power of citizen diplomacy.
The event attracted numerous volunteers, visiting diplomats and city officials. Organizations ranging from the United Nations Association San Diego to Sister Cities International set up booths.
Benjamin Moore, the foreign affairs advisor to Mayor Todd Gloria, kicked off the official program.
“We are the 8th largest city in America; we are part of the 4th largest economy in the world, the state of California; we have the largest concentration of military assets in the world; and, most importantly, a model of binational cooperation with our Mexican partners,” he said.
“You can easily see that San Diego is poised to lead at the global level, and that’s why we’re all here.”
City Councilmember Stephen Whitburn read a proclamation, and Mexican Consul General Alicia G. Kerber-Palma addressed the crowd on the role of women in international diplomacy.
“Today, on Diplomacy Day, let us take the opportunity to advance an international agenda that truly gives women a seat at the negotiations table,” she said.
The nonprofit San Diego Diplomacy Council seeks to create inclusive professional, cultural, and educational experiences to connect local and global changemakers and fostering convergence in a divergent world.
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